@ProfKirkbride

Professor of Psychiatric & Social Epidemiology @UCLPsychiatry Social determinants, ethnic inequalities of psychosis & severe mental illness Likes ≠ endorsement

 London, England
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Joined December 2011
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (MLK). Find me, periodically, at: Blue Sky: kirkbride.bsky.social LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamesbkirkbr…
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UCL study finds links between migration during adolescence and increased risk of psychosis @ProfKirkbride - adolescence was a time when individuals were forming a sense of identity and experiencing social, cognitive and neurological development. @ucl noclor.nhs.uk/news-events/uc…
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Patrick McGorry@PatMcGorry4 Oct 2024
Showing again the exquisite sensitivity of the transition to adulthood for onset of mental illness.
James B. Kirkbride@ProfKirkbride3 Oct 2024
Our new paper on age at #migration and #psychosis risk is out today in @PLOSMentalHlth. We find that migrating during adolescence, defined in the study as 11-17 years old, is associated with almost twice the risk of psychosis cf. non-migrants. journals.plos.org/mentalheal… 1/n

Age-at-migration, ethnicity and psychosis risk: Findings from the EU-GEI case-control study

Several studies have highlighted increased psychosis risk in migrant and minority ethnic populations. Migration before age 18 appears to increase risk, but further evidence is required. We investig...

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Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds theguardian.com/society/2024…

Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds

Risk found to be highest among black and north African people, as experts call for better mental health provision

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And the #EUGEI study is a massive undertaking by academics across 17 European settings in 5 countries, and one site in Brazil (not included in the current study). Thanks to all collaborators & participants. 8/n
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Some good coverage of our paper by @NicolaKSDavis in the @guardian this morning: theguardian.com/society/2024… 9/9

Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds

Risk found to be highest among black and north African people, as experts call for better mental health provision

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Tributes paid to ‘Windrush pioneer’ Alford Gardner after death aged 98 standard.co.uk/news/uk/king-…

Tributes paid to ‘Windrush pioneer’ Alford Gardner after death aged 98

Mr Gardner was one of the last surviving passengers of the Empire Windrush.

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Robert Howard@ProfRobHoward20 Sep 2024
Here’s a UCL colleague I can really get behind. What a delicious and clever piece of scientific scepticism.
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How scientists debunked one of conservation’s most influential statistics theguardian.com/environment/…

How scientists debunked one of conservation’s most influential statistics

The factoid about biodiversity and Indigenous peoples spread around the world, but scientists say bad data can undermine the very causes it claims to support

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Great to see @HummaAndleeb presenting her PhD work (in press) at #EPAPsyEpi24 on age at migration & psychosis risk from the #EUGEI study. Pre-print here: osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/ew… Watch out for the published version very soon.
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